Title
Document, 1785 November 17
Library Location
Name
Calonne, Charles Alexandre de, 1734-1802 (Author)
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (Addressee)
Format
correspondence
Digital Project
Papers of John Jay
Date
1785 November 17
Physical Description
0 pages
Subjects
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Jay, John, 1745-1829
Summary
To aid commerce between France and the United States, Calonne has proposed to the king that the produce of American fisheries be subject to the same duties as those paid by the inhabitants of the Hansa towns until January 1, 1787. His proposal was approved. According to Julian P. Boyd, Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol.IX, p. 139, enclosed in: 2 January 1786, Jefferson to John Jay. Extract (in French).
Identifier
columbia.jay.11991